The news shouldn't really come as a shock to anyone, but for the sake of argument, let's just throw a SPOILER ALERT warning right here to warn those who might not want to know who will be missing from the cast next season.

Now that we've taken care of that business…

It has been confirmed that Taylor Momsen and Jessica Szohr will NOT be returning to Gossip Girl as series regulars next year.

BIG surprise, right? It's not like Taylor has been gone for months because of touring with her band, The Pretty Reckless or anything. And, it's not like last week, Jessica's character, Vanessa, set up some redunkulous storyline that will take her away from the Upper East Side for months. (We think she's going to study boilermaking in the Adirondacks or something.)

However, if there are three some of you who are a bit disappointed about the news, rest assured that the girls may be back. The door is open for either or both to return as guest stars on the show. Meanwhile, newbie Kaylee DeFer, who plays Serena's creeper cousin, has been promoted to series regular status and will return for another juicy season along with the other fabulous five.

Let's hope next season brings as much DRAMA as this one. Speaking of which, what did U think of last night's episode? Is the season ending the way U thought it would?

7 comments to “Two Gossip Girls Will Gossip No More! Leaving The Show!”

i'm sad Taylor will be leaving!!!!!!!! :'( As much as I love her music I think she's brilliant in Gossip Girl too. On the other hand I dunno why it's taken them this long to get rid of Jessica- she's boring and can't act for shit.

I'm kind of sad that Jessica is leaving the show because at first, I hated Vanessa, took me some time to actually like her and now she is leaving! But I think it's a good thing that Taylor is not coming back because I hate the new Jenny!! The Jenny from the first season was better…now she is just a wannabe goth kid, god knows how she got there but I think she doesn't fit in the show anymore.

well Vanessa is kind of boring to be honest and the "new" jenny looks like a sad little poser girl.. so not like she will really be missed..
for a second i freaked becuase i thought blaire wasn't gonna make it off that roof… lol.. thank goodness it's just those two

Shane Redway -- a Canadian rapper and close friend of Drake's -- was killed early Saturday morning in a car crash. He was just 26 years old.

Redway and two others were killed when their car lost control, struck a guardrail and burst into flames. The crash occurred around 4am outside Pearson International Airport in Toronto. It's unclear who was behind the wheel. Police are investigating the crash.

Drake took to Instagram to remember Redway, posting two different tributes.